Audio Teleconference Announced
Resident Training Management (RTM) System
Kathy Banks, ABFM 
December 10, 2008
3 p.m.– 4 p.m. (CST)
$50 AFMA Member     
$75 Non-Member 

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                                                                           President's Message

                                                                  Jennie Faulkner, AFMA President 
                                        Conroe Medical Education Foundation Residency Program, Conroe, TX

I saw some fellow AFMA members at a State Medical Board meeting in October, and we all mentioned that we could not believe interviewing has started already. While we briefly commented that we wondered how we would get everything accomplished, we all knew that we not only would do what needed to be done, we would do our very best. That drive and dedication are common among AFMA’s membership.

What a privilege to be associated with a group like that. In AFMA, we have the opportunity to learn from and mentor a group of people committed to family medicine education and committed to helping one another develop professionally and personally. Whether we associate at meetings, on our discussion list, by reading our online newsletter, or through committee meetings, we know that when we ask for guidance, share a concern, raise a question, or even share great news, we are doing so among a group that speaks that strange language of acronyms, understands issues that most people do not know exist, and wants to help. In other words, we might be the only one in our department or even in our town who does what we do, but we are not alone—AFMA is almost 400 members strong.

Your AFMA Board wants to remain in touch with the needs of the membership. The resources we have been working on the past few months really do belong to the membership; they are your audioconferences, your website, and your newsletter. In addition, the Board has been making plans for RPS, RAD, and TAGME certification. If you see a need that you would like the AFMA Board to address, please let us know. Also, please consider contributing your ideas and expertise by joining one of AFMA’s committees. You will grow professionally, make wonderful contacts, and benefit our membership tremendously. You can email any of the members of the Board of Directors and find a listing of our committees on our website, www.afmaonline.org. If it has been a while since you logged on or you cannot locate your membership number, Cristin Estes, our Executive Secretary, will be happy to help you, cestes@aafp.org.

If you know of someone who would benefit from AFMA membership, encourage them to contact us now to take advantage of one month free access to our discussion list.

Your AFMA Board wishes you and your programs the very best as you begin the recruitment season and do what AFMA members do—our very best.

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